Honoring Greek Leaders Since 1959

 ORDER of OMEGA HONORING GREEK LEADERS SINCE 1959

Xi Pi Chapter

Student Application Spring 2014 Due: February 21, 2014 By 4:00pm To: Office of Greek Life

What is the Order of Omega: Order of Omega is a leadership honor society for members of Greek organizations. Order of Omega recognizes juniors and seniors who have exemplified high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership, involvement within their respective organization, and within the Greek, campus, and local community. Members are selected from the top 3% of students at each institution. To date, over 500 chapters have been chartered throughout North America, each sharing the common goal of recognizing the many outstanding student leaders at their institution.

Purpose: To RECOGNIZE those fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of leadership in interfraternity activities, to ENCOURAGE them to continue along this line, and to INSPIRE others to strive for similar conspicuous attainment;

To UNITE outstanding fraternity men and women to create an organization which will help to mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate Fraternity affairs;

To BRING TOGETHER members of the faculty, alumni, and student members of the institution's fraternities and sororities on a basis of mutual interest, understanding and helpfulness;

To help CREATE an atmosphere where ideas and issues can be discussed openly across Greek lines and to help work out solutions.

Eligibility Requirements:  Must have successfully completed 57 credits at NJIT (Junior or Senior status).  Cumulative GPA must surpass the All Greek Average which is 2.878 as of the Fall 2013 Semester.

The following areas will be considered when selecting members:  Character  Scholarship and academics  Greek offices held  Greek participation  Service to the University  Service to the local community Order of Omega Application

APPLICANTS NAME: ______

TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______

EMAIL ADDRESS: ______

CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS: ______

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AGE: ______YEAR IN SCHOOL: ______UCID: ______

MAJOR: ______CUMULATIVE GPA: ______

GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATION: ______

SEMESTER INITIATED: ______

Note: There is a one-time fee of $80.00 for those individuals selected for membership. This fee includes $50 for national dues which includes: a pin and a certificate as well as local chapter dues of $30. This $80.00 fee is due on or before Initiation into Order of Omega.

Short Essay Questions

Please respond to the following questions. Please type your responses on a separate document and attach it to this application. Each response must be between 3 – 5 sentences.

1. Since character is the primary consideration for membership in this Order, describe how your character has been exemplary in the Greek Life community, as a student at NJIT, and as a community citizen. 2. How do exemplify the Greek Pillar of Scholarship? What does Scholarship mean to you? 3. What are the three most important values you utilize as a leader? Describe a time that you demonstrated each of these values. 4. Do you have any outside work experience that you feel you have contributed to your Chapter and will contribute to Order of Omega? 5. The Order of Omega is in the process of rebuilding the organization. What qualities and ideas do you have that can help us be successful with this process? Short Answer Questions Please respond to the following questions. Please type your responses on a separate document and attach it to this application.

1. List all Greek leadership positions including the dates that you have held. (Committees, activities, etc.) 2. Please list any outside offices you have held within clubs and other organizations and briefly describe the position duties. 3. Please list service events and philanthropy events have you participated in or delegated to the university and to the local community. 4. Please list any events that you have participated in for IFSC or other organizations. 5. Please list any Honors or Awards you have received while attending NJIT (including scholarships).

I wish to become a member of the Xi Pi Chapter of The Order of Omega at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

I give the Coordinator of Greek Affairs permission to review my grade point average and share this information with the Order of Omega Selection Committee.

I give the Coordinator of Greek Affairs permission to verify that I have not been found responsible for any major disciplinary violations or honor code violations.

I understand that there is an initial and one-time non-refundable $80 membership fee.

______Signature of applicant: Date:

The above Order of Omega applicant is in good standing (active member, financially responsible, strong leader) with his/her fraternal organization.

Fraternity or Sorority President: ______

______Signature of President: Date: